Selbstbildnis

1917

Hans Meid

Associated Names
Hans Meid

Artist, German, 1883 - 1957

The image displays a sketch of a man's upper body. He faces the viewer with crossed arms. The man has distinct facial features: strong cheekbones, a straight nose, thin lips, round eyeglasses, and a wide-brimmed hat. His short hair is visible under the hat. He wears a heavy coat with a high collar. In the background, the image is mostly blank. Signatures and text are below the sketch, likely from the artist and the creation date.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.5 × 13 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.7 × 22 cm (13 11/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.367

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jentsch 1978, no. 247, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 15, 2005; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Jentsch, Ralph. Hans Meid: Das Graphische Werk. Esslingen: Verlag Kunstgalerie Esslingen, 1978: no. 247, iii/iii

Inscriptions

lettered in image, at bottom: MEID FEBR: 17; below image, in graphite: Selbstbildnis Probedruck Hans Meid / 1917; at the bottom of the sheet, in graphite, by later hand: ii57; M75

Wikidata ID

Q76556741

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